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Will County Home Sales

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Montgomery Home Sales See Dramatic Increase

Montgomery home sales almost double in October from October 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors.

The 39 Montgomery homes sold in the month of October represented a 95 percent increase from October 2011. The homes sold for a median price of $155,000, up from $154,000 in October 2011.  Montgomery home sales in October were also up from September, when 36 homes were sold.  The market for detached, single-family homes in suburbs throughout Kendall and Will counties saw growth in October, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). MORe gets its statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data. Shorewood experienced the most dramatic percent change in the number of homes sold, with an uptick of 175 percent in October 2012 over October 2011. The number of actual homes sold this October was 11, compared to the four sold during the …

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Montgomery Home Sales Rise 80% as Chicago Area Hits Six-Year High

Montgomery's real estate market leapt forward in September as the bulk of the Chicago area saw a bump in year-over-year comparisons.

Home sales in the Chicago area during September were at a six-year high, according to a recent RE/MAX report—and most of Kendall and Will counties saw a similar boost. Montgomery saw the greatest increase in the area, with the number of homes sold increasing 80 percent in Sept. 2012 over Sept. 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). The average price of those homes sold, however, dropped 9.9 percent year over year. Bolingbrook's market was the most sluggish, with the number of homes sold falling 25.9 percent in Sept. 2012 compared to Sept. 2011. Across the Chicago area, the number of homes sold in September rose by 22 percent over Sept. 2011, according to RE/MAX. At 7,396 transactions, it was the busiest …

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